![]() This reemergence into the handgun market was the first time in 12 years that Remington had produced a handgun as their last handgun, the Remington XP-100, had ceased production in 1998. This time the pistol would be marketed as the Remington 1911 R1. The war came to an end only one year later and Remington shut down their production of the 1911 in 1919 until April 2010 when they announced that they would start producing the 1911 again. In 1918, Remington Arms produced a 1911 style pistol modeled after the Colt 1911 after receiving a contract from the US government to produce the pistols. Like the Colt 1911, the Remington 1911 is single action only, and has a grip safety and a manually operated thumb safety it also has a Colt Series 80 style firing pin safety. ![]() The Remington 1911 R1 is a semi-automatic pistol modeled after the classic Colt 1911 which has served the US armed forces for over 100 years.
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